HOUSTON - Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin would like to make District E residents aware the date for the Southeast Houston/Clear Lake Redistricting town hall has been changed to Wednesday, May 18 to allow for attendance by Mayor Sylvester Turner. Mayor Turner is expected to now be able to attend both District E Redistricting Meetings. The City of Houston Planning Department will be conducting Redistricting Town Hall meetings across the City of Houston. A redistricting timeline has been created to assist the public in identifying critical participation points throughout the redistricting process. The Capital Improvement Project (CIP) meetings will follow the Redistricting town hall meetings at the same scheduled time and locations. District E residents should mark their calendars for the upcoming Redistricting Town Hall Meetings in District E:
Kingwood/Lake Houston
Tuesday, April 19
6:00 p.m.
Kingwood Community Center - Main Room
4102 Rustic Woods Drive
Houston, TX 77345
Southeast Houston/Clear Lake
Wednesday, May 18
6:00 p.m.
Space Center Houston - Special Events Building
1601 NASA Parkway
Houston, TX 77058
The redrawn districts will aim to:
- Maintain relatively equal population numbers
- Be composed of whole county voting precincts
- Have easily identifiable geographic boundaries
- Retain integrity of neighborhoods or communities of interest
- Be compact and contiguous
- Avoid packing or cracking
- Preserve incumbent-constituency relations
Submitting a Redistricting Plan
The public is encouraged to submit a plan. Residents may propose that certain voting precincts, neighborhoods, or locations be included in a specific district. Read these Frequently Asked Questions for further details about redistricting requirements.
For more information, please contact the District E office at (832) 393-3008 or via email at districte@houstontx.gov.
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